Child rights

Distinguished Secretary from the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers of the Karnali Provincial Government, secretaries from various line ministries, Chief District Officer of Surkhet, officials from security agencies, representatives from Birendranagar Municipality, representatives from the National Human Rights Commission’s…

KATHMANDU, 20 November 2023 – On World Children’s Day, UNICEF calls on everyone – government, development partners, civil society, media, private sector and many more – for urgent action to protect children and their rights in Nepal. Celebrated every year on 20 November, World Children’s Day is UNICEF’s Global Day of Action for children and marks…

KATHMANDU, 10 July 2023 – UNICEF has welcomed Ms Alice Akunga as the new UNICEF Representative to Nepal. Ms Akunga presented her credentials to Honorable N. P. Saud, Minister for Foreign Affairs, today. Ms Akunga is a national of Kenya and has more than two decades of experience serving children in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Eswatini, Maldives and…

KATHMANDU, 9 December 2021: Governments across South Asia need to urgently expand investments in basic health, education, and protection services for the millions of children and their families whose lives have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic and other disasters, says a new UNICEF report released on the agency’s 75 th anniversary. The…

NEW YORK, 19 November 2020 – UNICEF warned in a new report today of significant and growing consequences for children as the COVID-19 pandemic lurches toward a second year. Released ahead of World Children’s Day, Averting a Lost COVID Generation is the first UNICEF report to comprehensively outline the dire and growing consequences for children as…

Saptari, Nepal: Nisha Timsina from Kanchanrup Municipality in Saptari District recalls a time when she felt extremely helpless. “I often heard about incidents of violence and sexual abuse of children, mainly girls,” she says. “Even though these reports shook me, I didn’t think there was anything I could do.” In 2013, however, Nisha heard about a…

NEW YORK, 18 November 2019 – There have been historic gains overall for the world’s children since the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted 30 years ago. However, many of the poorest children are yet to feel the impact, according to The Convention on the Rights of the Child at a Crossroads , a new report released today. Part of…

In November 2019, the world marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly adopting the Convention on the Rights of the Child. To commemorate this occasion, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore has written this open letter to the world’s children. The letter describes the enormous progress that the international community has made in realizing child rights over the past three decades and addresses ‘frontier’ issues that will affect child rights in the next 30 years – such as climate change, digital privacy, mental health, misinformation, conflict, displacement and migration. In the letter, Executive Director Fore outlines solutions to many of these emerging challenges, while highlighting the opportunities that will also emerge for the next generation of children and young people.

KATHMANDU, 6 September 2019 – Yesterday, the Honorable Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration Mr Lal Babu Pandit, declared the Kanchanrup Municipality as the first child-friendly municipality in Province 2, and the third child-friendly municipality in Nepal after federalism. A child-friendly municipality embodies the spirit of the…

This year, we’re celebrating 30 years since world leaders made a promise to all children , everywhere, to protect and fulfill their rights, by adopting the UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child. Although great strides have been made in these past decades in protecting and promoting the rights of children, the truth is that children’s rights…

Why Invest in the children of Nepal?, At a time when Nepal is undergoing a historic transition and facing an ageing society, together, we have the opportunity to invest in the future of the nation’s prosperity. With 40 per cent of the population under the age of 18 years, the investment made in children today will define the progress of the nation for tomorrow. Did you know that for…, Why  invest in UNICEF Nepal?, For over 50 years, UNICEF Nepal has been working tirelessly to support children and their families with life-saving assistance and long-term help to protect the rights of every child, all around the country. We are on the ground, helping to ensure that every child, especially the most vulnerable, is protected, receives quality care and nutrition,…